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Chamonix Essay Geography 10 A - Alexander Ed. Adams - January 27th, 2016 Introduction Chamonix town is looking to develop their town which is currently suffering due to climate change and other tourist related problems. The main arising problems in the town of Chamonix due to its tourism is traffic, damage to landscape, amenities become tourist-centred so locals are outpriced, noise pollution, skiers who use slopes increase risk of avalanches, seasonal economic booms making business difficult…

10/7/16-10/10/16 (Shenandoah National park experience) One the way- I’m on my way to Shenandoah National park that is in Virginia. I plan to stay for three days at one of the cabins in the park. It’s only 75 miles away from the bustle of Washington D.C. I hope that we get two do a lot of cool things like hiking and I hope to learn a lot more about it than I already know. I did a little research on my own to figure out what are the basics of the park, why it is a national park, and the usual…

later, Disney’s first cruise ship set sail. While either a Disneyland or Disney cruise vacation would be appealing to any Disney enthusiast, one needs to look at the similarities and differences to decide which is best for her family. Disneyland Resort, located in Anaheim, California, was designed by Walt Disney as a park where families could enjoy spending time together. Walt Disney created Disneyland in 1955 and…

Balmoral Castle, located in Scotland, has been the home of the royal family since 1852. Prince Albert originally leased it in 1848 for Queen Victoria as a gift. The Queen’s first visit to the castle was in the autumn of 1842, after two years of marriage to Albert. They both really liked the landscape of Scottish land, so they promised to return. After they realized how beautiful Scotland was, they jumped at the chance to purchase it. While they bought the estate in 1848, the business…

Imagine your happy place; imagine how much money it costs to get into that place and how you feel when you arrive at your happy place. Imagine only having to pay $1 as an admission fee to your happy place. Back in 1955 that was the cost you would have to pay to get into a place that many people adore (Blasingame). Disneyland makes a ton of money a year solely based on how much money it takes to actually get into the parks. To gain a better understanding, I will first preview the history of…

Books and movies are different, one uses the big screen and the other uses paper, but in movie adaptations, many details are removed, changed, and on occasion, added. The reasons for these iterations are varied and “The Hound of the Baskervilles” novel and the 2002 movie adaptation by David Attwood, are no different to this relation. Events and settings were changed. The novel begins with the two detectives in their office deducing about Dr. Mortimer and his dog, whereas the movie begins with…

Lunar New Year and during ‘Golden Week’ in which the park has generated revenues of HK$5,114 million in 2015 (Disney 2016). Due to the success brought forth by glocalisation at Hong Kong Disneyland, it has led to the opening up of Shanghai Disneyland Resort in June 2016, allowing the Disney Company to further expand its consumer market in the Asian market, and ultimately adding weights to its cultural power. Nevertheless Hong Kong Disney demonstrates how theme parks can be a localised…

In the first question of the case study, different theories and concepts of cultures and the issues Euro Disney faced the need to be defined. From the case study, it can be seen that after the official inauguration of the Euro Disneyland half a million visitors visits in just one day. However, after three months the number has dropped drastically. According to Amason (2011), due to the American influence, the French cultures could clash with the presence of the Disney Park in France. For example…

The Third Battle of Bull Run the Disney’s America Theme Park Nina Ricciardi Professional Development Dr. Diane Monahan 11/4/2017 Introduction The project to build Disney’s America, a theme-park that was planned to reside in Virginia and celebrate America and the exploration of our heritage, was cancelled due to lack of acceptance from the local community. Unfortunately, the controversy became the main focus of the project, weakening the attention towards creating the vision for the park…

In the essay “What’s Happened to Disney Films?” author John Evans states the concerns of parents with regards to Disney motion pictures and how they are not as child-friendly as they were in the 1960’s compared to the 1990’s. Evans focus on the issues brought about in these films ranging from the use of profanities to violence, which should not be in Disney films. I understand the logic behind the authors position, he believes that the content of Disney films has taken a turn for the worse.…